Certain States deemed qualifying States
For purposes of this paragraph, a State is deemed to be a qualifying State for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 if—
(I)#
the level of welfare spending per poor person by the State for fiscal year 1994 is less than 35 percent of the national average level of State welfare spending per poor person for fiscal year 1994; or
(II)#
the population of the State increased by more than 10 percent from April 1, 1990 to July 1, 1994 , according to the population estimates in publication CB94–204 of the Bureau of the Census.